Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-08
WOODLAND PARK.
Some Information About
Guy G. PhInney's Latest
New Departure.
The Enchanter's Wand in
the Wilderness.
Natures Master Work Of
Beauty to be Supple
mented by Art.
A Delightful Pleasure Drive and
Charming Sylvan Eden in the
Near subarbs Of
the City.

A reporter IN the eourse Of g stroll,
the other day, like melancholy. mofalE
Ing Jacques In the Forest Of Arden, who
foand sermons in stones, books in the
running brooks, and good in every
thing" was set TO thinking. And 10
this channel ran bis musings, viz The
day vili surely and speedily come whep
the city Of Seattle will have t. surn its
attention 10 a matter hitherto rseklessly
neglected or ignored. that Of providing
adequate public parks for ths health
and FeoFealion Of the multiplied thoRs-
Ands OF inhabitants who are destined to
reside on this tOwnslte. 1.-THE city shall
fuldll the future that is confidently an
,ieipaied for it and becomes one OF the
great cities Of the world, a. ii IL surely
bound to do. this matter must be
attended to, but II seems likely 10 be
postponed until IL can only be
dose at great cost TO the
TAX payers In consequence Of
the Esss OF values and impOssibllily Of
obtaining available ground eHespt a.
great cost. Public parks have fiRhtly
been characterized as the "lanRs %
great cities" They are indeed the Venti
latoFs-ths breathing places - without
Rhioh life Ia large towns, 90 the vast
majority OF citizens, the poorer classes
In particular. would be almost nnbeaF.
tble. II IL conceded thai the city Of
London owes q great degree OF It's phys
ioal and political health 20 its parks aud
open spaces. As a writer has said: "All
the year round they act As great lungs
10 the mighty city, whils IN sammeT.
and even 90 n considerable extent "a
winter, they are the holiday resort Of
lhe weary workers" rhs aggregate area
% thu public and crown parks and Of
the public commons that are nndsF the
charge Of the Bard Of works, inside
he metropolitan district, embrace over
IS 600 aarea, OF equivalent 60 mors thaa
tNenty full square miles Of land; besides
,nnameraele open squares and DaFks 10
he city Witch are private property
TIE various pleasure RFoands Ana rural
ooulevArds of Paris. such ~ + ntAiu-
elean. Vsrs titles. -. Cloaa, Champs
Elyaeos. the, wood OF Vineannes. b his
ie B0nlozne. ETC., oompriss fully % 01c
acres Al the promineat towns and
aitiea OF Esr0pe also havs their noted
parks and EiysiNn hslis. sc the PrNt~r
4 Vienna. i've miles longs Eaglish Gar
den a. n lnieh, fouF miles long; raisg-
saftan. Sass SSuci. Chari0tten etR
and Aailleensae. % BsElins DjaF
gard deer q srdenl Of s,ookhoim
Ptsnaix Park Of Dnblia fiI52 asresl
Bisksnbsad PARK Of Liverpool. Dsrhsn,
Deer Park OF OopenhAeen; Csseine %
flaEenca, etc. There are also notable
eaEks ana vlessNrs grounds IA Dresden.
Baden. Hanover. C&sael DasaeidoFf,
Pesth. W srSAw, Ths Hsgae. Antwesp.
Rsuasuick. Colaene. StsttsaFt. Frank
fort, LAipsie, 6otha, WsimAr. PrAsae,
HAmhus9, repliiE. So Petersburg.
SAplrs. Rene, Mextca. Leeds. Aanshss
Ter, Derby. Linoaln. BFminRbsm. Bad
ford, Chester. Hereford, SAiisharf, Via
chester Aal other eistcs. IL Amertea.
Nsw Vera Give eFownine Attraction
nd ehisf pride Is her Cenirai Park Of
SIS acres. tuola1inE her Csstna " stsK
svseFvoira. watch take 40 it2 acres
FAiruoaut Para OF Paa4deiphiA assa-
piea 40 aeraA proaDect Park IN
Rraokisu. with tke adissuing pArads
sraand. $50 asres Druid HUI PAFk IL
Baltimore sreapies go seses. ADD EFie
PARK ~ RadAia. sitA ia ptemenAtes
aud spAcioos dr.vesAys, 80 Ecrea NJ
issets aosds toO ssFes fsr recreation
eroanaa. TIE CbiesRo fArk system
ssasaiaa .ss0 acres % lsHd n six p2fks
ot general siat Of so acres szch.
Aheaf 80 mis- ~ psskH&H drives east
tran 30 10 80 feet side have hsea laid
oat In that city Aad sabarhs aosiiv "a
eaAkn nsf ~ t4fA "A c0Eers4e. aua Weil
psasned. E1sn PAfk azd BaraeSt Woed
IN GnegnnAt comprise respectively 80
ADD los Asfes q si3en Gafs Para SAa
Francisco, eanfAins ioo0 aSrss ans. b.
sids3. thai eity hNs 10 AcFss 10 Hamsg-
oaa paelis sqaAres 81 -plsNzs," asasilf
OF tAa extens Of aEs aqaAFe hl0sk.
EEsa Ger - la Cssnsrass ass nas h-ea
DEAD % The ingoFtABce 81 tineis resst.
vAliaa Of sas1Ahia Asnaasi pleasa-e
Rroands as ts attrssed og tks peFpusaal
aettine ap,Ass asd dsiieatloa % the paf-
passs q caalie resort a1d Eeerestsn -
The Neilowataos SonSsfisad 10 &C.
Roehy MOastsins and &c fesezsss 10
California.
ID ssaid ss.a taai tie aFzs Ia sAsils